Combined chair and table-leaf.



B. KORMENDY. COMBINED CHAIR AND TABLE LEAF.

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COMBINED CHAIR AND TABLE LEAF.

APPLECATION FILED AUG.2, 1915.

1 08,204, Patented Oct. 31,1916.

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' UNITED STATES PATENT onnronf BELA KORMENDY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO THE THEODOR KUNIDTZ COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, A CORPORATION OF OHIO.

COMBINED CHAIR AND TABLE-LEAF.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 31, 1916.

Application filed August 2, 1915. Serial No. 43,251.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BELA KORMENDY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Guyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Chair and Table-Leaf; and I hereby declare the followingto be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in a combined chair and table-leaf for use in assembly-rooms, lunch rooms, etc., and more especially to a chair which not only has an arm arranged at the right-hand side and above the seat of the chair and extending forwardly beyond said seat but comprises a standard instrumental in supporting said arm and provided with a slideway which extends up and down the standard and is engaged by a slide to which is pivotally connected a table-leaf. which is arranged substantially vertically in the lower position of the slide and in position to be swung over the forward portion of the chair-arm upon the actuation of the slide from its lower into its upper position.

One object of this invention is to render a piece of furniture of the character indicated simple and durable in construction and of great convenience in assembly-rooms and lunch-rooms.

Another object is to provide means whereby the table-leaf is maintained in position vertically in the lower position of the hereinbefore mentioned slide and is not liable to displacement in said position of the slide.

With these objects in view, and to the end of attaining any other advantage hereinafter appearing, this invention consists in certain features of construction and combinations and arrangement of parts hereinafter described, pointed out in the claims and illustrated in'the accompanying drawin s.

i ln said drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of anarm-chair provided with a table-leaf in accordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan relative to Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 33, Fig. 1, looking rearwardly. Fig. 4; is a horizontal sectionon line 4-4, Fig. 3, looking downwardly. Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on line 5-5, Fig. 3,

looking downwardly. Fig. 6 is a vertical section showing the table-leaf actuated into its upper position preparatory to swinging said leaf onto the arm of the chair. Fig. 7 is a vertical section corresponding with Fig. 6, except that in Fig. 7 the table-leaf is shown swung onto said arm.

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of said drawings, A indicates the seat of an arm-chair, and B the back of the chair. O represents the arm of the chair, which arm is arranged at the right-hand side and above the seat A and extends forwardly beyond said seat in a horizontal plane and has its forward portion wider than its rear portion and forming a horizontally arranged shelf 10 which rests on topof and is rigid with a vertically arranged wooden standard D formed in any approved manner. The standard D is instrumental therefore in supporting the forward portion 10 of the chair-arm. The standard D is preferably provided under said portion of the chair-arm with a bracket 11 on which said arm rests. The standard D is braced, as at 12, from and rigid with the body of the chair.

The forward portion 10 of the arm C (see Figs. 2, 3, 6 and 7 is provided at its outer longitudinal edge with a recess 13 which extends from top to bottom of said arm. The standard D is provided at its outer side with two parallel metal bars d which are arranged vertically and secured to the standard in any aproved manner and spaced-longitudinally of the forward portion 10 of the chair-' arm C. The bars cZ are shown extending into the recess 13, and said bars preferably extend from the top of the chair-arm vertically downwardly into suitable proximity to the lower end of the standard D and are instrumental in forming a vertically arranged slideway which is arranged between i it will be observed that the standard D is provided at itsouter side 'witha slideway which extends vertically downwardly from sides of the slide-arms e.

the outer longitudinal edge of the shelfforming forward portion 10 of the chairarm C and is engaged by a slide which in its lower position (see- Figs. 1 and- 3) rests on seatforming members 15 which are arranged at the outer side of the lower end portion of said standard and 'remo'vably secured to the standard by screws 16 shown in dotted lines Fig. 3. Each bar (Z is provided at its upper end with a lug 17 which is arranged next above the :patlrof the slide E and forms a stop, arranged to limit upward movement of the'slide and prevents. movement-of the slide out of engagement withthe engaging slideway formed by and between the bars d as hereinbefore indicated.

The slide E is provided at its upper end.

and outer side with two laterally and out:

wardly projecting horizontally spaced paral-l frame extends, vertically upwardly into proximity tothev forward portionlO of the.

chair-arm. Theframe H is providedin its outer side .edges with grooves or recesses 18 extending longitudinallyand. from end to end of said edges, which recesses are engagedin said position of the slide by flanges 21 formed on the outer endsof arms 20'with which the barsd are provided a short distance below thechair-arm. That is, the outer ends. of the, arms 20 project into the recesses 18 when the slide is in its lower position shown in Figs. 3, t and 5, and thereby operateto prevent lateral displacement of the frame H, and the relative location of';

the parts is such that said frame is arranged wholly above the arms 20 in the upper position of the slide, as shown in Fig. 6, so as topermit swinging of said frame in a vertical plane. over and onto the shelfforming forward portion 10 of the chairarm, as shown in Fig. 7; The pivoted frame H is provided at its outer side with two spaced wooden bars 22 which aregparallel with the axisof the frame, .and a wooden table-leaf 231s secured to said bars in any approved 'manner and arranged Zsubstan tially vertically in the lower posltlon of the slide E. Obviously the frame Hand the connectedtable-le'af"are in pOSlUOII tQ be swungoverand onto the shelf-formingfo'rward portion 10.0f the-chair-arm C upon the actuation of the slide from its lower positlon, shown In Fig. 3,1nto its upper position, shown'in Fig. 1-6, and said table-leaf is in position ready for use when it is, swung over and onto said arm, as shown inFig. 7.

The frame H is preferably provided with a V-shaped groove 24L shown formed in the lower transverse edge of said frame'when said frame is in a vertical position, shown in Figs. 3 and 6, and said groove extends 7 from end to end of said edge and facilitates guiding of said frame to bring the recesses 18 of the frame into engagementwith the flanges 21 of thegslide-arms 20 during the lowering of said frame upon actuating said frame from the position .shown inFigx, 7 intothe position shownin Fig. 6. The table-' leaf'23 is preferably provided witha pull orhandle,25.shown in; Figs-.2 and ,I' would also remark that preferably each, arm so 0 of the slidehas a downwardly;projectingmember 26 arranged below thciaxis ofathe, frame Hand that, said frame abuts against. said projecting member in the.lower posi-- 'tionof the slide, as, shown'in Fig; 3, and

during the movement of the slide, and con-..

sequently the members 26 of the slide-arms c operate to prevent outward v swinging of said frame at any point during the travel of the slide- 7 What I claim is H a V 1. In a chair, an arm arranged at oneside. and above the seat of thelchair and extends. ing forwardly beyond said seat, a-standard.

a ranged, at the forward portionofsaid arm;

andprovided at its outer side with two oppositely arranged upright, members form ingla slideway extendingup and down. the standard, a slide engaging saidslideway,@a pivotal, rod arranged horizontally at ;the outerrside of the aforesaid slideway-forniing. members and transversely, .of and. borne, by the slide, a frame mounted on said pivotal; rod, and a table-leaf attached to said frame,

said frame and the connected table-leaf be 1 5.

ing in position to beswu'ngiover the afore: said portion of the chair-arm uponlthe ac-. tuation of the slide from its -lower into .its upper position.

2. In a chair, an-armarranged at =one side and above the .seat of the chair and extending forwardly beyond said seat,a standard instrumental in supporting the forward portion of said arm: and provided at itsouterv side with two vertically arranged bars which are spaced longitudinally of said arm and instrumental. in forminga vertically arrangedslideway, a slideengaging said slideway, a frame pivoted. to the slide horizontally andjat. a right angle to the path of the'slide a-nd'providedinits side edges with recesses extending longitudinally of said] edges, said frame being. parallel withnthe slide in the lower 'positionof the. slide, and 1' a table-leaf attached' to said pivoted'frame, 1 said frame; and the connectedtable-leaf be ing in positionto beswung over. the afore: said portion of the aforesaid arm upon-the actuation of the aforesaid slide from its lower into its upper position,- and the afore-.I 13-0 said bars being provided with arms project-- ing into the aforesaid recesses in the lower position of the slide.

3. In a chair, an arm arranged at one side and above the seat of the chair and extending forwardly beyond said seat, a standard instrumental in supporting the forward portion of said arm and provided at its outer side with a slideway extending up and down the standard, a slide engaging said slideway and provided at its outer side with two laterally and outwardly projecting horizontally spaced arms, a pivotal rod arranged horizontally and borne by said arms of the slide, a frame having armsmounted on said pivotal rod, a table-leaf attached to said frame, said frame and the connected table-leaf being in position to be swung over theaforesaid portion of the chair-arm upon the actuation of the slide from its lower into its upper position, and means for preventing outward swinging of said frame at any point during the travel of the slide.

l. In a chair, an arm arranged at one side and above the seat of the chair and extending forwardly beyond said seat, a standard instrumental in supporting the forward portion of said arm and provided at its outer side with two upright bars which are spaced longitudinally of said arm and instrumental in" forming a slideway extending up and down the standard, a slide engaging said slideway, a metal'frame pivoted to the slide horizontally and transversely of the path of the slide, said frame being parallel with the slide in the lower position of the slide and provided at its outer side with spaced wooden bars, and a table-leaf secured to said bars and arranged substantially vertically in the lower position of the slide, the aforesaid frame and the connected table-leaf being in position to be swung onto the aforesaid portion of the aforesaid arm upon the actuation of said slide from its lower into its upper position.

5. In a chair, an arm arranged at one side and above the seat of the chair and extending forwardly beyond said seat, a standard instrumental in supporting the forward portion of said arm and provided at its outer side with a slideway extending up and down the standard, a slide engaging said slideway and provided at its outer side with two laterally and outwardly projecting horizontally spaced arms, a pivotal rod arranged horizontally and borne by said arms of the slide, a frame having. arms mounted on said pivotal rod, and a table-leaf attached to said frame, said frame and the connected table-leaf being in position to be swung over the aforesaid portion of the chairarm upon the actuation of the slide from its lower into its upper position, the aforesaid arms of the slide having downwardly projecting members arranged below the axis of the aforesaid frameand in position to prevent outward swinging of said frame at any point during the travel of the slide.

6. In a chair, an arm arranged at one side and above the seat of the chair and extending forwardly beyond said seat, a standard arranged at the forward portion of said arm and provided at its outer side with two upright bars which are spaced longitudinally of said arm and instrumental in forming a slideway extending up and down the standard, a slide engaging said slideway, a frame pivoted to the slide horizontally and transversely of the path of the slide, and a table-leaf connected to said frame, said frame and the connected table-leaf being arranged to be swung onto the aforesaid portion of the chair-arm upon the actuation of the slide from its lower into its upper position, and the aforesaid bars being provided with flanges which extend longitudinally of the bars and overlap the outer side of the slide and are long enough to prevent displacement of the slide laterally outwardly in any position of the slide.

7. In a chair, an arm arranged at one side and above the seat of the chair and extendchair-arm upon the actuation of the slide.

from its lower into its upper position, the aforesaid bars having arms instrumental in preventing lateral movement of the aforesaid frame in the lower position of the slide, and the relative arrangement of the parts being such that said frame is arranged wholly above said arms in the upper position of the slide.

I 8. In a chair, an arm arranged at one side and above the seat of the chair and extending forwardly beyond said seat, a standard instrumental in supporting the forward portion of said arm and provided at its outer side with two upright bars which are spaced longitudinally of said arm and instrumental in forming a slideway extending up and .down the standard, a slide engaging said leaf being arranged to be swung onto the aforesaid portion of the chair-arm upon the actuation of the slide from its lower into its upper position, the aforesaid bars being pro- 130 Vided with flanges Which extend longitudiabove said arms in the upper positionof the nally 01": the bars and overlap theouterside slide. of the slide and are long enough to prevent In testimony whereof, I sign the vforegodisplacement of the slide laterally outing specification, in thepresence.oftWoiWit- 5 Wardly in any position of the slide, said nesses.

barsal so having arms instrumental in pre 7 BELA KORMENDY ventlng lateral movement of the aforesaid V frame, in the lower position of the slide, and Witnesses: the relative arrangement of the parts being B. C. BROWN,

10 such that said frame is arranged Wholly VICTOR C. LYNCH.

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